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  • POLYGONATUM multiflorum
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    POLYGONATUM multiflorum

    Commonly known as Lady's seal

    Green-white flowers, borne on arching stems
     
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    • Good to know
      Native to England and Wales
    • Medicinal properties
      Roots were used to heal bruises and flowers, distilled as a toilet water, to remove spots from the skin
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, sawfly larvae.
    • Place of origin
      Europe, temperate Asia.
    • Deciduous
      Ovate-lance-shaped leaves 5-15cm (2-6in) long, arranged alternately.
    • Green
    • White
      Green-tipped
    • Tubular
      2-6 pendent flowers 1cm (½in) long from lower leaf axil
    • Bog garden
    • Border
      Suitable for a damp, shady border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      90cm (36in)
    • Spread
      30-60cm (12-24in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Rhizomatous perennial with arching, hairless stems. Flowers are followed by spherical, black fruits
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Tolerates all
    • Wet or boggy soil
    • Full shade
    • Partial shade
    • toxic if eaten
      Pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably dogs
    • harmful if eaten
      People
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      90cm (36in)
      bulb/corm - guide for size not form Watering Can
        30-60cm (12-24in)
       
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